University of New South Wales

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

Assumed Knowledge

Chemistry, Mathematics Advanced

Adjustment Factors

We offer a range of adjustment factor schemes that reward students for academic performance and extra-curricular achievements. These schemes also take into account a range of personal and educational disadvantages that may have affected your studies.

• HSC Plus: This scheme rewards students who perform well in Year 12 subjects that are relevant to their preferred UNSW degree. You may be awarded up to five points.
• Elite Athletes, Performers and Leaders (EAPL): This program recognizes achievements in the areas of sport, academia, leadership, and music at an elite level. You may be eligible for up to five points.
• Educational Access Scheme (EAS): Factors such as illness, financial hardship, language difficulties, or attending a particular school can mean you don't always get the best possible marks in Years 11 and 12. If one of these situations applies to you, submit an application for the Educational Access Scheme (EAS) via UAC. Eligible students can receive between 1 and 10 points towards their chosen UNSW degree.

Admission Pathways

Your ATAR is not the only measure of your potential to succeed, which is why we offer a range of pathways into university. Explore your options below and get in touch with our future student advisors to discuss your path to UNSW.

• Gateway Admission Pathway: This scheme is open to students in Years 11 and 12 who attend Gateway schools. It significantly adjusts the ATAR requirements for your preferred UNSW degree and provides you with an early conditional offer to UNSW.
• Entry programs for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: We offer entry programs for Indigenous Australians, including the Indigenous Preparatory Programs and the Indigenous Admission Scheme (IAS). The entry pathway program you apply for will depend on the degree you want to study.

English Language Requirements

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship.

If you’re completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (e.g., NSW HSC or equivalent), you do not need to provide anything extra to prove your proficiency. Your qualification will be used as evidence of your English proficiency.

If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• English language tests and university English courses
• Prior study in the medium of English
• Other qualifications

English Language Test Scores

UNSW accepts English language test scores to meet our English language requirements provided:

• You have completed the test no more than two years before your intended start date, and
• You achieve the minimum scores for the Study Abroad and Exchange program. Study Abroad and Exchange students are only required to meet the overall score for IELTS and TOEFL. You do not need to meet each of the subtests as per a full degree student.

IELTS Academic version: 6.5 overall

TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): 90 overall

2023 Lowest Selection Rank: 88

2023 A levels: 15

2023 IB Diploma: 33

Direct Entry Requirement

• International ATAR: 83
• UNSW Foundation Studies GPA: 7.4
• Great Britain General Certificate of Education (GCE A levels): 10
• International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB): 30
• SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) (after 2016): 1190

English Language Requirements

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments, and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.

If you’re completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (e.g., NSW HSC or equivalent), you do not need to provide anything extra to prove your proficiency. Your qualification will be used as evidence of your English proficiency.

If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• English language tests and university English courses
• Prior study in the medium of English
• Other qualifications

English Language Test Scores

UNSW accepts English language test scores to meet our English language requirements provided:

• You have completed the test no more than two years before your intended start date, and
• You achieve the minimum scores for the Study Abroad and Exchange program. Study Abroad and Exchange students are only required to meet the overall score for IELTS and TOEFL. You do not need to meet each of the subtests as per a full degree student.

IELTS Academic version only: 6.5 overall

TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT): 90 overall